Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Positive Effects of Methylphenidate on Social Communication and Self-Regulation in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Hyperactivity

• Original Paper

Laudan B. Jahromi, Connie L. Kasari, James T. McCracken, Lisa S-Y. Lee, Michael G. Aman, Christopher J. McDougle, Lawrence Scahill, Elaine Tierney, L. Eugene Arnold, Benedetto Vitiello, Louise Ritz, Andrea Witwer, Erin Kustan, Jaswinder Ghuman, David J. Posey

Gastrointestinal Symptoms in a Sample of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

• Original Paper

Roumen N. Nikolov, Karen E. Bearss, Jelle Lettinga, Craig Erickson, Maria Rodowski, Michael G. Aman, James T. McCracken, Christopher J. McDougle, Elaine Tierney, Benedetto Vitiello, L. Eugene Arnold, Bhavik Shah, David J. Posey, Louise Ritz, Lawrence Scahill

Using the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic for the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Greek Sample with a Wide Range of Intellectual Abilities

• Original Paper

Katerina Papanikolaou, Elena Paliokosta, Giorgos Houliaras, Sofia Vgenopoulou, Eleni Giouroukou, Artemios Pehlivanidis, Vlassis Tomaras, Ioannis Tsiantis

Do Faces Capture the Attention of Individuals with Williams Syndrome or Autism? Evidence from Tracking Eye Movements

• Original Paper

Deborah M. Riby, Peter J. B. Hancock

When Asking Questions is Not Enough: An Observational Study of Social Communication Differences in High Functioning Children with Autism

• Original Paper

Christopher D. Jones, Ilene S. Schwartz

Detecting Autism Spectrum Disorder from Early Intervention Charts: Methodology and Preliminary Findings

• Original Paper

Patricia O. Towle, Paul F. Visintainer, Colleen O’Sullivan, N. Elizabeth Bryant, Suzanne Busby

Detecting Autism Spectrum Disorder from Early Intervention Charts: Methodology and Preliminary Findings

• Erratum

Patricia O. Towle, Paul F. Visintainer, Colleen O’Sullivan, N. Elizabeth Bryant, Suzanne Busby

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Comparison of Chinese and Western Culture (Part A)

• Original Paper

V. C. N. Wong

The Incidence of Clinically Diagnosed Versus Research-Identified Autism in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1976–1997: Results from a Retrospective, Population-Based Study

• Original Paper

William J. Barbaresi, Robert C. Colligan, Amy L. Weaver, Slavica K. Katusic

Change Detection in Naturalistic Pictures Among Children with Autism

• Original Paper

Jacob A. Burack, Shari Joseph, Natalie Russo, David I. Shore, Mafalda Porporino, James T. Enns

Comparison of Eating Attitudes between Adolescent Girls with and without Asperger Syndrome: Daughters’ and Mothers’ Reports

• Original Paper

Efrosini Kalyva

Use of Vocational Rehabilitative Services Among Adults with Autism

• Original Paper

Lindsay Lawer, Eugene Brusilovskiy, Mark S. Salzer, David S. Mandell

Event Related Potentials in the Understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Analytical Review

• Original Paper

Shafali S. Jeste, Charles A. Nelson III

Regulation of Cerebral Cortical Size and Neuron Number by Fibroblast Growth Factors: Implications for Autism

• Original Paper

Flora M. Vaccarino, Elena L. Grigorenko, Karen Müller Smith, Hanna E. Stevens

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation for Stereotypic and Repetitive Behavior

• Original Paper

Annette V. Joosten, Anita C. Bundy, Stewart L. Einfeld

Brief Report: Face Configuration Accuracy and Processing Speed Among Adults with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Brief Report

Susan Faja, Sara Jane Webb, Kristen Merkle, Elizabeth Aylward, Geraldine Dawson

Brief Report: Decoding Representations: How Children with Autism Understand Drawings

• Brief Report

Melissa L. Allen

Offit Paul: Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure

• Book Review

Roy Richard Grinker

JADD Announcements for March 2009

• Announcements